Section 167 Never die

At another time, when the whole division almost collapsed, Zhang Lingfu could not continue to fight at all with this little person in his hand, and a division could barely deal with a division of devils, and relying on only one regiment was completely looking for death, even if this regiment was an independent regiment of the 74th Army, it was not very likely. However, Zhang Lingfu did not retreat until this time, because he felt that there was still hope! Shishi's independent regiment is in Yong'an Town, he believes that as long as Shishi can arrive in time after receiving the news, there is still hope for this battle, with the 173rd regiment in his hand, plus Shi's independent regiment, he feels that it is enough.

And even if the two regiments can't withstand the attack of the devils, they should be able to delay for a while, as long as the 57th and 51st divisions can be withdrawn, the problem of losing this battle will not be so serious, stay in the green mountains, and don't be afraid of no firewood!

With the defeat of other units of the 58th Division, the assault troops of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army also continued to land on the south bank of the Laodao River, and began to build fortifications to cover the subsequent landing of troops on the south bank of the Laodao River. With the passage of time, with the collapse and withdrawal of the defenders of the 58th Division, there was almost no defense on the river surface for several miles around the Chishi River, and the Japanese troops shuttling on the river in small boats could easily break through to the south bank.

At the same time, the engineer wing of the 6th Division had already built a pontoon bridge large enough for tanks to pass through the laying of the bridge. Unlike the 33rd Division and the 34th Division encountered during the Battle of Kamigao, the 6th Division in front of it is a real war machine, and every subordinate unit is like a part of a war machine. Just like the artillery that did not stop for a moment in the distance, 48 guns with a caliber of more than 100 mm * constantly shelled the positions of the national army on the south bank, and the terrifying lethality was also an important reason for the collapse of the 58th Division.

The 173rd Regiment fought to the death under the command of Zhang Lingfu, more than 2,000 soldiers relied on the fortifications on the south bank to counterattack fiercely, Zhang Lingfu personally went to the front line, selected a group of elite soldiers from each company, and constantly launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army that broke through the position, although there were heavy losses in every battle, but every battle will be completely annihilated by the Japanese army that broke into the position.

The 6th Division undoubtedly revealed their cruel nature, and the more bloody and bloody tug-of-war this kind of bloody tug-of-war, the more it seemed to stimulate the combat effectiveness of this division, and the troops slowly poured over the 173rd Regiment's position through pontoon bridges and through the transportation of ships. Zhang Lingfu and others are like a boat in the monstrous waves, and they are in danger of being destroyed at any time.

In just over half an hour, the officers and men of the first battalion of the 173rd Regiment were almost all wiped out, and they had been stationed on the position in front of the pontoon bridge to face the Japanese attack, with the fierce attack of the enemy's artillery, as the Japanese army continued to break through the position from all directions, the soldiers attacked the enemy on the pontoon bridge while engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the devils who broke into the position, and for a time the entire position was drenched in blood, and there were entangled corpses of the two armies everywhere.

Zhang Lingfu fell down violently, and was kicked heavily in the abdomen, making him almost out of breath in pain. The injury to his right leg affected his movements, making him a little slower to react when he was dodging the enemy attack in front of him. In fact, the main reason is that the physical strength of his whole body has been exhausted in the previous battle, and he stumbled when blocking the opponent's bayonet before, which made him completely lose the initiative.

His fall attracted the exclamation of the guards on the side, seeing the Japanese soldiers in front of him smiling fiercely and picking up their bayonets to stab Zhang Lingfu to the ground, this soldier didn't think about grabbing Zhang Lingfu's military uniform and pulling him backwards suddenly, his very fast reaction pulled Zhang Lingfu back from the ghost gate, and the bayonet of the Japanese army slammed down, but it was a hollow, and before he could react, a gunshot rang out on the flank, and a division guard who had solved the opponent in front of him shot a bullet in the chamber of the gun.

......However, before the guard soldier could make any other moves, a Japanese soldier who broke into the position had already completed a series of strafing shots with the light machine gun in his hand, and in this close situation, the national soldier had no room to react and fell miserably.

He fell at the same time as a Japanese soldier not far from the flank, and he didn't know if it was a bullet fired from a corner of the position, or a bullet fired by a Japanese machine gunner, and a ricocheting bullet shot out of his body very unfortunately, I saw his eyes widen, looking at his chest incredibly, where there were streams of red and hot blood gushing out, and instantly drew out the strength of his whole body.

"Boom" An explosion sounded, and several Japanese soldiers, including the Japanese machine gunners, were overturned by the huge impact of the explosion, and the fragments from countless explosions tore apart their bodies at this moment, leaving them with exhaustion when they landed......

"Quick, quickly take Deputy Division Zhang to retreat, the position of the first battalion can't be held, withdraw to the rear." Cai Renjie, the commander of the 173rd Regiment, roared loudly with a pistol, his whole body was dripping with blood, and he didn't know if it was his own or someone else's. At this moment, he had completely regained his freedom, however, seeing Zhang Lingfu personally leading the guards to rush to the front of the position without fear of death, he had no other ideas. A major general and deputy division commander are so desperate for their lives, how can their brothers in the 173rd Regiment be misgiving? Since sooner or later they will die, then just die here, and they can kill a few devils anyway.

The position at the forefront of the south bank collapsed immediately, and the battalion was gone, and the position that was filled with corpses could no longer rely on the inside to fight, and where there was no way to even walk, how could it be used as a position?

It's just that seeing so many brothers fall there, but they still can't stop the devils from advancing towards the south bank continuously, Cai Renjie's heart is extremely uncomfortable, if the 172nd Regiment and the 174th Regiment don't leave, will the devils be so arrogant? If everyone sacrificed their lives to fight and kill the enemy like Deputy Master Zhang, how could the situation be so unbearable?

"Don't retreat, whoever dares to retreat, I will kill whoever I want!" Just when Cai Renjie was imagining these things sadly and angrily, Zhang Lingfu staggered to his feet and yelled.

At this moment, Zhang Lingfu is the real "blood man", the steel helmet on his head is full of pits, and he doesn't know whether he fell or was smashed by devils, his body is full of blood, and there is a cut on his face, which makes his originally handsome face look full of hideousness. Zhang Lingfu no longer had the usual demeanor of a Confucian general at this time, he stared at a pair of blood-red eyes, holding a rifle that only a bayonet could be used in his hand, staring at the people around him and shouting: "Brothers, in front of you is the devil of the 6th Division, the culprit of the Nanjing Massacre, think of the 300,000 innocent people in Nanjing, think of those fathers and villagers who died under the sword and gun of the devil, brothers, take revenge, fight to the death!" Never die! ”

After speaking, he didn't wait for everyone to react, and the first one of them turned around and rushed towards the almost dead battalion position, and shouted in his mouth: "Brothers, there is one more pillar of incense, and the brothers of the independent regiment will be able to arrive, hold here, don't let the devils come, this battle is about to be won." ”

In the previous battle, Zhang Lingfu didn't know how many times he shouted, and the soldiers of the 173rd Regiment seemed to have been numb to listening, but they looked at the swaying body of Deputy Division Commander Zhang, and after looking at the regiment commander who was standing there without moving, they gritted their teeth one by one and finally roared: "Brothers, take revenge and blood hatred!" ”

First one, then several figures, and then almost all the dozens of figures that could still move, followed closely behind Zhang Lingfu and poured into the position of the first battalion without hesitation.

Cai Renjie looked up to the sky and sighed, and couldn't help yelling angrily: "Independent regiment, where are the people of the independent regiment, Lao Tzu's people are about to run out!" ”

Is the 173rd regiment really gone? Naturally, no, about 300 paces behind the line of defense along the river, for example, the 2nd Battalion was in formation, and the brothers of the 2nd Battalion stationed here were first afraid, then calm, and now angry. They witnessed the bloody battle of the brothers of the first battalion in front, and witnessed the brothers of the first battalion fighting to the death with the devils, and now, seeing that there are only a few dozen of the six or seven hundred brothers left in the first battalion, but they still turned back to kill the position, and they couldn't help but feel that they were about to drip blood. However, they couldn't go to reinforce, Deputy Master Zhang had ordered them that even if the brothers on the front position died, they were absolutely not allowed to go to reinforcements, and the position of Chishi River still relied on them to defend, and the heavy task of preventing the devils from advancing into the depth was still up to them. Immediately, they thought that they would soon be like Deputy Master Zhang, like the regimental seat, and like those brothers in the first battalion to the last soldier, and they couldn't help but calm down with a long breath, and at the same time silently said in their hearts: "Ladies and gentlemen, you go first, and we will come later." ”

Even though they knew that they might all die in the next wave of Japanese attacks, the hearts of the officers and men of the 173rd Regiment were full of pride at this moment, although the 172nd Regiment and the 174th Regiment were defeated and fled, the 58th Division was not defeated, they were still fighting, and the Chishi River defense line was still garrisoned, as long as they had not all fallen, the position had not been lost. The first battalion was followed by the second battalion, and the second battalion was followed by the third battalion, and when everyone in the 173rd regiment died, the devil could be considered to have won! They couldn't help but think so proudly.